Notes

Hungry demeanor, with torn clothes and a cold-wrought sword.

The Beast Morta (She/Her)
NAME AND PRONOUNS

The Beast follows their truth and their Example Archetypes:

Power: She's dead.
passions, which puts them in conflict ª Ranger between Worlds
with civilization and civilized norms. ª Bitten
Unless they give up what makes them ª Raised by Beasts
special and powerful, they cannot make
themself acceptable to that civilized
society.
Their central conflict is living their
truth versus fitting in with a dominant
social order.

Aesthetics
(circle or invent one for each)
ª Wild demeanor, hungry
demeanor, piercing
demeanor
ª Torn clothes, practical
clothes, chitinous clothes,
Advances Strings raider’s clothes
ª A cold-wrought sword, a
When you fill your XP track, you gain an Gaining a fourth string on someone triggers
Advance from the list. If you’re playing a String Advance (page 20). sword of teeth, a found
a single session rather than an ongoing sword
game, you earn an Advance every 3 XP
instead of every 5.
Galaxia
Starting Stats
Phil Choose one column of stats,
Your first five Advances must be from then add 1 each to two
the top six on the list. After you take your different stats. Record your
Fern
fifth Advance, you can choose to switch choice on the next page.
to another playbook or live happily
ever after. Choose one of these last two
options when the emotional conflict
Daring +1 +1

at the core of your playbook has been Grace +0 +1

resolved or eclipsed by a new conflict
corresponding to a new playbook. Heart +1 –1
¢ Take another move from your playbook
¢ Take another move from your playbook Wit –1 +0
¢ Take a move from any playbook
¢ Take a move from any playbook Spirit +0 +0
¢ Add 1 to a stat (max stat of 3)
¢ Add 1 to a stat (max stat of 3)
¢ Switch to a new playbook
¢ Live happily ever after
 2 Daring skill at arms
forcefulness
2 Grace elegance
agility
-1 Heart
emotional awareness
expression
Wit
0 cleverness
knowledge
0 Spirit integrity
metaphysical power
Conditions
angry
–2 to Figure Out a Person
To clear, break something important to
you or someone you care about
frightened
–2 to Fight
To clear, run away and leave something
important behind
guilty
–2 to Emotional Support
To clear, sacrifice something important
just to hurt yourself for what you did
hopeless
–2 to Defy Disaster
To clear, lose yourself in escapism or
pleasure when you should be doing
something important
insecure
–2 to Entice
To clear, take rash action to confront
the object of your jealousy and prove
your worth without any plan or advice
Experience (xp)
Receive experience (XP) whenever you
roll a 6- or when a move tells you to
mark XP. A PC can spend XP to take an
Advance (see the reverse side).
Truths of Heart and Blade
¢ Smitten Kitten: When you become Smitten with
(start with the move marked and choose two more)
someone, say why, give them a String, and answer
this question:
ª What have you done that you are sure they view
as inappropriate?
¢ The Bloody Truth: When you Figure Out a Person
in physical conflict, you may additionally ask one of
these questions, even on a 6-:
ª What awakens the beast inside you?
ª How could I get you to kiss me?
Feral 0 1 2 3 4
You may walk in civilized circles, but sooner or later your
feral truth will come to the fore.
ª Your Feral score starts at 1.
ª If it hits 4, you can’t hold back the beast any longer
and you Transform.
ª If your Feral drops to 0, you lose access to all your
Beast playbook moves until it increases again. On
the plus side, you’re fitting in. You blend. You’ve
assimilated.
Increase Feral when:
ª You express yourself in a shocking way through your
appearance
ª You display intense emotion that society wants you
to conceal
Decrease Feral when:
ª You feel that your bestial nature has hurt someone
you care about
ª You go along with an uncomfortable interaction to
fit in
Your Transformed Form
When you Transform, what does the beast in you look like?
Hot zombie/vampire type thing. Pale, dead skin, milky
white eyes and clawlike fingernails.
Playbook Moves
¢ Transform: You have a bestial form, which you can assume at will and must assume
whenever your Feral hits 4. When you do, tell everyone what the beast in you looks
like, increase your Feral to 4 if it’s not there already, and roll +Daring
Choose 2
+Daring:
10+:
7–9: Choose 1
ªYou are in harmony with your beast and may clear a Condition
ªYou are magnificent and little escapes your notice; you gain leverage or an
opportunity with a monster
ª Pain is nothing to you; ignore the next time you would Stagger while
transformed
ªYou can move in ways no ordinary person could
You revert to your usual form when your Feral drops below 4. While transformed,
you may mark a Condition to avoid reducing your Feral, as often as you like.
¢ Big Dyke Energy: When you make it clear to your foes that you’re the biggest
threat, then for the rest of the scene, whenever you roll a 10+, you may choose
someone present to be impressed or intrigued with you. Once during the scene,
when you gain a String on someone, gain an additional String on someone else
who considers you an enemy.
¢ Ferocious: When you Fight, you may mark a Condition to choose an additional
option, even on a 6-.
¢ Shameless: When you say aloud what you want from an NPC, you may give them
a String on you to ask a question about them from the Figure Out a Person move.
¢ Tenacious Purpose: When you commit yourself to a specific goal, you may ask
the GM once per scene how you could advance that goal in a way that violates
“civilized” norms. Take +1 forward to act on the answer. If you refrain, it counts as
an uncomfortable situation that reduces your Feral by 1 and you must mark a
Condition.
¢ Tracker: When you investigate a person’s living space, camp, or trail, or an object
important to them, you can roll +Heart instead of +Wit to Figure Them Out, and
may do so even when they’re not present. You can also ask the question, “Where
did they go?” as if it were an option on the list for that move. On a 7–9, they take
a String on you instead of asking a question back. Say why. Do they just smell that
good or that fearsome?